NBA teams begin to adjust their roster to fit their gameplay and strategy as December approaches. Heere are some players who may have high possibility to be on trade list:
1. DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings.
He is arguably the best center in the NBA, according to NBA.com. However, he has trouble to get along with coaches. The Kings have changed coaches nine times since 2006, as no coaches was able to handle his attitude.
Team that needs to build a solid front court player such as Brooklyn Nets Washington Wizards or Phoenix Suns may need Cousins in their roster.
2- Rudy Gay, Sacramento Kings.
Gay is the Cousins' tandem they have made a great impact for the Kings in term of rim protection. However after spending six seasons together, they are still unable to bring Sacramento Kings to the playoffs level.
Gay has mentioned earlier that this will be his final season with the Kings. He will become unrestricted free agent at the end of the season and waiving $14.3 million player option. However, Kings management may decide to send him to the Thunder according to Bleacher Report.
3- Brandon Knight, Phoenix Suns.
Knight is an excellent guard, who can play both point guard and shooting guard position. Nevertheless, coach Earl Watson prefers to combine Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker as starter, making him the sixth men. Knight may choose to be traded to teams that need versatile guard, such as Orlando Magic, New Orleans Pelicans and Philadelphia 76ers.
4- Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Wolves' performance this season is really bad with 5-12 records. Although LaVine is able to step up in the last two games, but he was unable to lift the team that suffer an acute inconsistency.
Right now, coach Tom Thibodeau desperately needs a veteran player to bring in the consistency into the team. He will choose to let go LaVine for that purpose.
5- Kenneth Faried, Denver Nuggets.
Nuggets front court are currently overloaded with Jusuf Nurkic, Darrel Arthur and Nikola Jokic. Moreover, Faried has been rumored to be traded since summer. Therefore, his name may possibly appear in the December's trade list.
Another trade rumor is about Carmelo Anthony who will leave the New York Knicks, according to ESPN First Take as shown below: